Safety cone placing device and method

Abstract

Automatic placement of safety cones from a moving vehicle is provided. The preferred safety cone would have a flexible cone part. A receptacle holds a plurality of safety cones either with the flexible cone part in non-compressed position or in spring-loaded position. The receptacle is removably attached to the vehicle. A releasing means that is attached to the receptacle is controlled and advances the safety cones in an automatic and controlled fashion, one-by-one, to different locations on a ground surface from a moving vehicle.

1 . A safety cone placing device, comprising: 
 (a) a receptacle removably attached to a vehicle for holding a plurality of safety cones, wherein said plurality of safety cones are in a non-compressed position or in a spring-loaded position;    (b) a releasing means coupled to said receptacle for releasing one of said plurality of safety cones from said receptacle directly to a position on a ground surface and for preventing the remainder of said plurality of safety cones from being released from said receptacle, wherein each of said plurality of safety cones is capable of undergoing perturbations during said releasing and of staying upright and stable upon release from said receptacle; and    (c) a control means coupled to said releasing means for controlling said releasing means such that said plurality of safety cones are released and placed at different positions on said ground surface while said vehicle moves.